Green Day Defends Performance After Acrobat’s Death

July 9, 2017 | Eric

Green Day was taking some heat for performing a show in Madrid only moments after an acrobat died while performing between sets.  Turns out, the band went on with the show because they say…they weren’t even aware what happened.  Billie Joe Armstrong released an official statement on the band’s website today, saying in part:

“Many of you are wondering why we continued to play our show after the accident. Green Day did not hear about the accident until after our show was over. We didn’t even know there was an acrobat performance at all.”

Promoters of the Mad Cool Festival decided to go on with the show, reportedly citing “security reasons.”  Read more here from Rolling Stone.  — [eric]

Red Hot Chili Peppers looking to retire soon?!

July 8, 2017 | Kevin

 

After seeing them crush it at the United Center in one of the best concerts I have ever seen, this was hard read about. Red Hot Chili Peppers might be looking slow down or possibly call it a career in the next few years.

A transcription of a recent interview with drummer Chad Smith by Eddie Trunk, revealed that the Peppers are seeing mortality and might be looking at the end of their historic career at some point.

“We were riding in a van after a gig and Flea was like, ‘How much longer do you think we should… How do you think we should end this?’ [Chuckles]

“I was like, ‘I don’t know!’ I want to make records, I still love making records, but the touring part… I don’t know if we can continue…

“I mean, three of us are 54 years old – Anthony, me and Flea. Josh is 38 or 39, so he’s a young man.

“But I don’t know if we can continue to do the long tours – the year, year-and-a-half we normally do. That’s a good question.

“Like the next album cycle – another tour, it would be something that will maybe be brought up, like, ‘Will we do tour the way we have in the past?’ I know Metallica does…

“James has kind of a thing, like 50 shows a year, that’s it. It’s a marathon, it’s not a sprint.

“So it takes longer to get around the world. That’s the thing, everybody wants to see you, you’re so lucky, but it takes a long time.

“We all have families and different things, your priorities shift a little bit. You kinda see that what’s gonna work for you maybe doesn’t necessarily work for other bands.

“But again, we’re just so grateful that people want to come and see us play, and we love to perform. I don’t know in the future how that’s gonna look.”

Chad also noted during the chat:

“We pride ourselves in putting out a really amazing performance. You want people to just walk away and be like, ‘Wow, I haven’t seen anything like that!’

“It also poses a question how long can you do it – at that level that you expect, and that the people expect from you.

“We’ve set this live thing where people are like, ‘Go see the Chili Peppers, you won’t see anything like it!’

“And when you can’t do that anymore, you gotta really stop and go, ‘We’re not gonna be sitting on stools up there playing our songs.'”

Ah man, I don’t know how to handle this but it does make sense when you take it in. If your a big RHCP fan, check out this Top 25 song list I put together and let me know what you think on social media @101WKQX 

TOP 25 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SONGS: Never to be debated…

A Grunge musical is being made with Nirvana and Soundgarden music

July 7, 2017 | Kevin

The Seattle Repertory Theater is launching a musical based on the city’s definitive era of music 90’s ‘grunge’ with music from the BMG library which includes Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and even our Chicago guys Smashing Pumpkins. Former Nirvana manager Janet Billig Rich is on board with the production according to Variety and the song writers will be credited as authors for the musical theater show which will use lyrics from previously released songs to tell the story. The concept reportedly revolves around the story line taking place in Seattle in the early 90’s featuring ” a brilliant grunge musician and the rival who may have killed him. ”

This may sound like a stretch but solid musicals have been adopted from rock bands in the past. Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ album which is already a high concept album has been produced into a musical with a film version set to be produced by HBO in the future. British rock legends the Who and Queen have also had their music adapted into stage musicals. And overall there is a lot of stage musicals based of adapted material from TV and Movies currently running.  Still the Grunge era of alternative never seemed to lend itself to chorus lines and dancing, did it? Unless they are doing it ironically like the kids in that ‘Hulapalooza’ episode of The Simpsons.

Twenty-One Pilots are teasing something, what is it?

July 7, 2017 | Kevin

After their recent one-week series of shows in their hometown of Columbus many believed that Twenty-One Pilots would go on a well-earned hiatus, or at leas that’s what we thought. That was until today when some pretty odd images starting throwing their ‘Clique’ into a frenzy of fan detective work. Here are the tweets that is making many fans freak out with those “OMG YA GUYS, I AM NOT ABLE TO CONTAIN IT” memes. 

This specific tweet here leaves a clue “You will have to come find me”, which has many expecting something new from TOP.

On the band’s reddit fan page, this list of translated clues from all of the tweets in question.

  1. “you’ll have to come and find me”
  2. “my pretty sleeper”
  3. “wouldn’t be great if we could just lay down?”
  4. “i will fear the night again”
  5. “nobody dreams when they blink”
  6. “remember the morning is when night is dead”
  7. “and now i just sit in silence”

Below are the rest of the tweets that are distracting from TOP fans from what they thought would be a normal summer Friday.

You Can Own A Replica Of The Seinfeld Set

July 7, 2017 | Marconi🍕

Produced in a limited edition of 5,000, this highly detailed Replica of the classic Seinfeld TV Apartment set won’t last long. Beautifully detailed and carefully crafted. A must-have for all fans of the show! Click the Add to Cart button below to reserve your Seinfeld Set Replica and Bonus Door Relic Collector’s Card.

We’re just receiving our first group of Replicas and will begin shipping by July 14th. Almost all the Replicas from this first group have been reserved by previous orders but a small number are still available for July delivery so order now.  Our next shipment won’t be arriving until late Fall!  (MORE HERE)

Bikini Made Of Pizza? Why Though?

July 7, 2017 | Marconi🍕

Sometimes people do things with pizza that doesn’t involve eating it that I don’t understand. Like this, a bikini made of pizza. Now available for the bargain price of $10,000!

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If you thought the Pizza-Kini was too good to be true, check out this exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from our photoshoot to see it in action. Don’t forget to place your orders on July 5 – in honor of #NationalBikiniDay, our limited supply of Pizza-Kinis are being offered for just one day only! #VIK #Pizzakini #NationalBikiniDay #Pizza #PepperoniPizza

Posted by Villa Italian Kitchen on Thursday, June 29, 2017

Endangered species condoms will be handed out at Lincoln Park Zoo

July 7, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from timeout.com)

Could condoms emblazoned with polar bears, otters and horned lizards help shed light on the impact human population growth has on wildlife? Maybe. The Center for Biological Diversity is giving it a shot through a new program that uses colorful condoms to get the message across. Alongside illustrated animals, each pack boasts a ridiculously silly (and genuinely amazing) one-liner: “Before it gets any hotter, remember the sea otter,” “Wrap with care, save the polar bear” and “For the sake of the horned lizard, slow down, love wizard.” (MORE HERE)

It’s going to be extra awkward when I finally have “the talk” with my dad if he hands me one of these.

 

Headquarters Beercade is hosting a ‘Rick and Morty’ beer brunch

July 7, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from timeout.com)

The long-awaited third season of the hit Adult Swim cartoon Rick and Morty will finally begin airing on July 30, but before you sit down to watch the continued adventures of a mad scientist and his grandson, you can get a taste of the wacky universe during a special brunch at Headquarters Beercade. The arcade bar has teamed up with Three Floyds to present a Rick and Morty Beer Brunch, featuring plenty of great beverages and dishes inspired by the show.

The brunch takes place from noon to 3pm on July 23 and will feature a menu that includes Concentrated Dark Matter (bacon jam with caramelized onions and truffle oil on toast), King Jellybean Wings (chicken wings coated in Cap’n Crunch and jellybean sauce) and Szechuan Chicken Nuggets (served with a recreation of the sauce McDonald’s used to promote the Mulan movie—an important part of Rick and Morty lore). Three Floyds will be pouring beers like its 25 Million Dollar Man IPA and sought-after Zombie Dust pale ale, while Headquarters is preparing speciality cocktails—including one called Fleeb Juice.  (MORE HERE)

Brian & Lou 07.07.17

July 7, 2017 | Nicci

What Ya Missed, Worst Tippers in Chicago, Nicci has a snap chat boyfriends and Paige VanZant

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July 7, 2017 | Nicci

Just like every fleeting and cherished Chicago summer weekend, this one is also filled with amazing music and festivals.  But don’t worry, Kelly Rizzo snuck in some food too.

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A News Anchor Is Caught on Camera Angrily Tossing His Notes

July 7, 2017 | Nicci

A news anchor in New Mexico named Doug Fernandez tried to send it live to a street reporter, but the camera stayed on him instead.  He started reading a different story, but then they DID go live to the reporter for a second . . . and then QUICKLY came back again and caught him angrily tossing some papers and walking away.

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Ever Hear 65,000 People Sing Bohemian Rhapsody?

July 6, 2017 | wALT

If you saw Green Day at the Aragon last year, then you heard this happen.  Before Green Day takes the stage, with the house lights still one, they play Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.  Without fail, the crowd all joins in and starts singing along.

This past weekend, Green Day played Hyde Park in London and all 65,000 people in the park sang along!  This is pretty impressive!

The bar has been raised for when they hit Wrigley Field next month.  -wALT

Paramore’s Hayley Williams and New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert Are Breaking Up

July 6, 2017 | Marconi🍕

Paramore singer Hayley Williams and New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert were the perfect couple for 10 years. This week they made a joint statement on instagram that they were separating. Then the posts disappeared. Here’s a screen shot below. They say they will remain close friends. I hope this doesn’t make it awkward at Riot Fest. They both seem like cool humans. Sad to see them break up. (-_\\) \m/

 Hear more about this break along with a full hour of emo / pop-punk songs Sunday night at 10 on Taking Back Sundays

 

Hangover cure from the world’s heaviest drinking country

July 6, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from mashable.com)

Work hard, play hard — that’s South Korea’s formula for success.

For one South Korean entrepreneur, it only made sense to bottle that formula from his home country and bring it to the hands of hard-working, hard-playing Americans.

Sisun Lee’s product, Morning Recovery, is a hangover cure based on some of the many traditional remedies in South Korea’s heavy drinking culture. (MORE HERE)

You know this tastes like liquid raisin privates.

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